Eaves-trough hanger.



No. 848,795. I PATENTBD APR. 2, 1907.

, E. T. WILDSMITH.

EAVES TROUGH HANGER. APPLICATION FILED HARJ?. 1906.

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THE NoRRls PEYERS co., wAsH/NcroN. n. c

nDwARD rAYLoR wILDsMIrII, or BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2, i907.

Application lefl March 17,1906. Serial No. 306,657.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD TAYLOR WILD- sMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Birmingham, in the. county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented a new and useful Eaves-Trough Hanger, of which the following is aspeciiication.

This invention relates to devices for suspending eaves-troughs to the roofs of buildings, and has for its object to improve and simplify the construction and increase the utility and efliciency of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred. form of the embodiments of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a roof with one of the improved haneers attached thereto in position to support the trough. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, enlarged, of one of theimproved hangers with the eaves-trough disposed therein, the latter being in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, enlarged, of a portion of the supporting-brace of the improved hanger.

The proved device comprises a frame formed from a single piece of wire bent into the required shape and twisted at certain points to increase the strength and rigidity and with a supporting-plate inclosing a portion of the wire frame.

The frame comprises a section of wire of suitable size bent upon itselfintermediate its ends and entwisted, as at 10, with an eye 11 at one vend of the twisted portion and the two parts of the wire bent laterally in opposite directions at the other end of the twisted portion, as shown at 12 13. The outer terminal of the portion 12 is bent into an eye 14 by bending the wire upon itself again and extending it thence parallel to the portions 12 13 and spaced therefrom, as shown at 15, and

bent into a loop 16, conforming substantiallyl to the roll portion 17 of the eaves-trough 18, and thence extended in a curve conforming to the body portion of the eavestrough, as at 19, with the end passed through the eye 14, as at 29. the portion 13 of the around the loop 16, as

The two portions 12 13 of the frame and the parallel portion 15 are coupled and braced by a sheet-metal plate 30, folded upon itself, as at 31, and embracing the portion 15 of the frame at its fold and with the free edges bent around the branching portions 12 13 of the frame, as at 35, the twisted portion 10 extending through an aperture 36, cut through the bent portion 35.

The sheet-metal brace portion 30 is compressed tightly upon the frame members 12, 13, and 15 and rigidly supports them, as will be obvious.

The device is furnished to the trade with the end 29 loosely engaging the loop 14, as shown in Fig. 2, and with the twisted portion 10 in unbent shape or vat right angles to the portions 12 13. Then when the device is to be applied the portion 19 is passed around The outer terminal of wire frame 1s twisted shown.

.the body 18 of the eaves-trough, with the loop portion 16 around the roll 17 of the eavestrough, and the ends 29 passed through the loop 14 and bent around the same, thus tightly clamping the hanger to the eavestrough. The eaves-trough is then placed in position beneath the overhanging shingles 33 and the twisted portion 10 bent laterally and secured by nails or other suitable fastening means 34 driven through the eyes 11 and at as many intermediate points as may be required, the twists of the portion 10 being separated at any required point or points to receive the nails.

The device is very simple in construction, strong and durable, and can be adapted without structural changes to any size of eavestrough by merely drawing the portion 19 to a greater or lesser extent through the eye 14, as will be obvious.

The device will be manufactured with the portion 19 long enough to fit the largest eavestrough, and when applied to smaller eaves-- troughs any surplus which may .occur at the.

end 29 may be clipped off if required.

Having thus described the invention, what l claim as new is- 1. An eaves-trough hanger consisting of a frame constructed from a single piece of wire IOO folded upon itself and twisted for a part of its length and the untwisted part extended laterally in opposite directions, one of said laterally-extending parts bent upon itself to form an eye and thence extending parallel to IIO said laterally-extended parts and the other laterally-extending part formed into a loop for bearing over the roll portion of the eavestrough and curved beneath the body of the same and With vits terminal extending through said eye, the terminal of said parallel portion entwisted around roll-engaging loop.

2. An eaves-trough hanger consisting of a frame constructed from a single piece of Wire folded upon itself and twisted for a part of its length and the untwisted parts extended laterally in opposite directions, one of said lat erally extending parts bent upon itself to form an eye and thence extending parallel to said laterally-extended parts and formed into a loop and entwisted With the terminal of the other laterally-extended part, to bear over the roll portion of the eaves-trough, and thence curved beneath the body of the trough and with its terminal extending through the eye, and a brace-plate folded over said laterally-extending parts and the spaced parallel portion of the frame.

the eaves-trough l 3. An eaves-trough hanger consisting of a l frame having an arm for bending over the roof and With laterally-extending members spaced apart with an eye at one end and a loop at the other end for bearing over the roll portion of the eaves-trough, said frame having an arm extending from said loop and bearing beneath the body of the trough and secured at its terminal in said eye, and a brace formed from a sheet of metal having a recess in one edge and an aperture near the other edge and folded longitudinally with one of said lateral members in the fold of the plate and the arm extending through the aperture and recess,and the brace secured in place by folding the same over the other lateral member.

ln testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD TAYLOR WILDSMITH. Witnesses:

R. B. HOLTAM, N. A. GRAHAM. 

